MONSTERNEXTDOOR, Special Chapter 4: Rabbit Phii Godt named this trip: ‘Diew’s New Beautiful World’
After naming it, I smacked him until his back was bruised.
He was acting like Aladdin and Jasmine, for sure.
This was my first time traveling abroad, and Phii Godt chose for me to start with Japan.
Besides me and Phii Godt, there were also Phii Wan and Phii Beert who came along.
The main reason Phii Godt wanted to come on this trip was that there was a grand, star-studded One-Piece exhibition in Japan, celebrating some kind of anniversary that I didn’t know much about. Let’s just say Phii Godt was incredibly happy about it. After the exhibition, Phii Godt continued to the One-Piece theme park, the pirate amusement park he always wanted to visit but never had the chance because Phii Ton wouldn’t go. Once inside the park, Phii Godt put on a Luffy hat and ran around everywhere, not resting for even a minute.
Phii Godt, it’s like he used all the money he saved up all year to splurge on One Piece collectibles. The price of each figure he bought and sent back home made me almost faint, but since it was his happiness, I didn’t stop him.
The second reason was that Phii Godt wanted to broaden my horizons and show me the outside world.
Ever since I graduated, I went back to work with my grandfather in Phuket, meeting Phii Godt only once a month because we were both busy with work. Phii Godt quit his old job to work with Phii Ton and also took on freelance gigs like modeling and starring in music videos, gaining many fans.
The freelance work of Phii Godt and Phii Ton involves making travel videos, but this time with me, it wasn’t for work.
Phii Godt said this time was for a ‘date.’
We’ve been dating for over three years. I’ve been on hundreds of dates with Phii Godt. He holds the belief that every time we meet, it’s a date. He wants to make every day feel like the first day of our relationship.
Sweeter than this would be Godzilla melting sugar.
Yesterday, we spent the whole day with One Piece, so today we’re heading out of the city to spend time with nature.
Okunoshima Island, that’s where we’re heading.
I stood admiring the beautiful view at the dock, waiting for the boat to arrive, closing my eyes to breathe in the fresh air. The colors of Japan; there’s something about them that you can’t look away from.
Normally, I would be content just looking at pictures on a computer screen.
But experiencing it in real life is a whole different story.
The colors of the houses and buildings aren’t flashy but rather warm tones that give a fluffy, all-encompassing feeling.
The sound of the wind passing by my ears, the hair fluttering with the breeze, the chill on my skin. Now I understand why dogs love to stick their heads out of car windows when driving fast; the wind on your face and ears feels incredibly refreshing. The air is quite cold but not to the point of snow falling. Since getting off the plane, I haven’t even broken a sweat.
The weather today is nice. So, I wore an oversized white T-shirt with fairly thick fabric. Phii Godt said that I look cute in this style, and after he complimented me once, my closet got filled with oversized T-shirts.
Who bought them, you ask? That would be Phii Godt.
The truth is, he doesn’t want me to wear tight clothes because he’s possessive. So, I got back at him by buying oversized shirts for him, and he wears them easily because he thinks he looks good in anything. Thus, we’ve inadvertently become an “oversized couple.”
The weather today is quite chilly, so I layered with a thick, soft, light brown knitted cardigan I just bought. At first, I didn’t think it would keep me this warm since knitted cardigans have holes for air to pass through, but surprisingly, this cardigan keeps me warmer than a regular winter coat. For the lower half, I’m wearing long jeans and white sneakers for mobility, as I heard there’s cycling on Rabbit Island.
Click
I stood there with my eyes closed, taking in the air for a while when I heard the sound of a shutter. I turned to look at Phii Godt who had lowered his camera, his beautiful eyes fixed on me almost without blinking. Since getting off the plane, he’s taken hundreds of photos of me because I don’t like being photographed; Phii Godt resorts to taking candid shots, and he doesn’t intend to show them to anyone. He said he wants to keep them to look at when he misses me.
“You look so cute dressed like this.”
The owner of the deep voice came to stand beside me. He shook the bag of carrots and cabbage that we would feed to the rabbits to show me.
“Lucky it’s not festival season, so there’s plenty.”
I held Phii Godt’s hand, intertwining our fingers without any gap, his hand always warm while mine was ice-cold.
As I’ve grown up, I’ve stopped caring much about how others look at us. I only care about Phii Godt’s gaze and the words of those close to us. That’s why when Phii Godt started working in the entertainment industry, it became normal for me.
I just give him his space when he’s working, I don’t interfere. Phii Godt understands this well, and he never mixes work with our personal life. When we go out together, he knows how to behave.
But now we’re abroad, and right now, I want to hold Phii Godt’s hand.
“Are you cold?”
I shook my head slightly.
“I like this kind of weather, it’s pleasantly cool.”
Phii Godt turned to look at me and was silent for a while before he set down the camera hanging around his neck and squeezed my nose, making me wrinkle my face.
“Your nose is all red.”
When it’s cold, my nose automatically turns red because I have very fair skin and easily get red-faced.
Phii Godt always teases me, saying I’m like a tomato.
Not long after, the ferry docked. The four of us stood on the deck, Phii Godt went to stand with Phii Beert, talking to each other. Phii Wan walked over to stand beside me, munching on snacks.
“It’s cold,” Phii Wan complained, adjusting his jacket to cover himself, making him look even smaller.
“Do you want a hot pack? I have some.”
“It’s okay, the wind on the boat makes it cold.”
We both stood silently watching the sea, letting the wind pass through our bodies.
Since Phii Wan and Phii Beert announced they were a couple, I noticed Phii Wan had toned down his rough edges a lot. He seemed more easygoing, doing what he said, not complaining or arguing with Phii Beert as much. But with Phii Godt, he was still the same, always bickering.
“How’s work going?” Phii Wan passed me a milk-flavored candy. I nodded in thanks and unwrapped it to put in my mouth.
“It’s good, sometimes busy, sometimes not.”
“I was thinking about quitting my job to work with Ton’s group.”
“Huh. Don’t you like your job?” I seemed to recall Phii Godt mentioning that Phii Wan worked in an office, with a set schedule, forced to sit in front of a computer all day, which probably wasn’t his style.
“Yeah, I’m bored with it, plus Ton is looking for an assistant.”
“What about Phii Beert?”
“Beert has become a professor now.”
“Wow, that’s great.”
Phii Wan yawned, rubbing his eyes a little.
“I heard from Godt that you went back to talk to an old friend?”
I hiccupped slightly; it’s not like I went back to have a real, serious conversation. We just greeted each other, asked about our well-being, but mostly it was Phii Pee who sent cat pictures.
The cat I saved, Phii Pee let me name it, and as it stayed with Phii Pee, it got fatter and healthier until it became his partner’s favorite. I named that cat “Khun Chok” – “Mr. Lucky” because I found it and took care of it. He took the cat I rescued to raise. So, he often sends pictures of the cat for me to see.”
“Doesn’t Godt get insanely jealous?”
My face got hot hearing that. Jealous, of course. When he found out Phii Pee was back, Phii Godt gave me a thorough scolding, but after some time, he didn’t make much fuss about it because he knew in the end it was just friendship.
“How could he not be jealous?”
Phii Wan laughed with satisfaction.
“You possessive little thing.”
“Who are you talking about?” The large shadow that fell over both of us didn’t startle Phii Wan in the slightest.
“You’re so possessive.”
“Possessive about what?” Phii Godt seemed ready to pick a fight with Phii Wan. I shook my head, watching the two who were about to start bickering again.
“Nothing.”
“Don’t play dumb, Wan, tell me now!”
What do you say, Beert? Some people are just too possessive, blinded by jealousy, like they’re afraid their partner might choose someone else over them.”
“How could my partner choose someone else over me? Look at my face first, is there anyone as handsome as me for my partner to choose? With a smart, handsome boy like me, who could be my competition? I really pity my competitors.”
“Ugh, so full of yourself, I heard you were so jealous you almost went to punch him. Good thing you didn’t, or I’d have to visit you in jail.”
“Well, I felt like smacking him. If Beert patted someone else’s head, would you punch them?”
Phii Wan choked, giving Phii Beert a side-eye. If Phii Godt was jealous, Phii Wan was a hundred times more so.
“Punch him then, what are you waiting for?”
“Oh please, I thought you’d be sure.”
“Right now, on Rabbit Island?”
“Come on, I’m not afraid.”
“Asshole.”
“Stop fighting, we’ve arrived.” Phii Beert raised his hand to stop the squabble as the ferry docked.
No matter how many years go by, Phii Godt and Phii Wan still fight like they always have. But it’s funny, adds some color to life.
As soon as I stepped off the boat, I could see rabbits almost everywhere, as if they were waiting for food. I quickly unwrapped some carrots and walked over to the fluffy creatures. With just the carrots, the rabbits came flocking.
So adorable.
Since it wasn’t a festival, there weren’t many people, so I had the chance to see rabbits hopping around me. Most were fully grown, nearly the size of cats, in various colors, but brown ones seemed to be the majority. The feeding area was a wide lawn with short grass, probably all eaten by the rabbits. It was so clean you could almost roll around on it, as they strictly prohibited littering, fearing the rabbits might think it’s food.
I looked over at Phii Wan, who had sat down on the grass, feeding vegetables to a plump brown rabbit. I, on the other hand, encountered a snow-white rabbit. When I offered it a carrot, it quickly moved closer, clinging to my leg as if it wanted to climb onto my lap.
Everyone seemed to enjoy feeding the rabbits, making small noises to call them over, except for Phii Godt, whom the rabbits completely ignored.
“Why won’t the rabbits eat my food?”
Phii Godt complained to Phii Wan, who was sitting not far away, giving him a malicious smile in response.
“Because your face looks like you might eat the rabbit.”
“Asshole, Wan!”
“Or maybe your face is too fierce, so they run away.”
“Are you picking a fight with me? Come on then, let’s go.”
“No way, feel sorry for the rabbits, they must be tired of looking at such a loser.”
“Beert, shove some carrots in your wife’s mouth, she’s annoying.”
“Try sitting still, Godt, walking around like that, the rabbits think you’re going to kick them.” Phii Beert suggested, but no matter how still Phii Godt sat, the rabbits wouldn’t come close, as if they were afraid he might eat them like Phii Wan said. When he turned to look at me surrounded by fluffy rabbits, Phii Beert couldn’t help but laugh.
“Look at that.”
“Look at what?”
“All the rabbits are with him now.”
Khun Godzilla turned to look at me, petting a white rabbit, surrounded by at least six fat bunnies. Phii Godt sighed and smiled at me.
“You’re like Snow White for real.”
I didn’t know why the rabbits ran to me; the carrots in both mine and Phii Godt’s hands were from the same source.
Maybe they didn’t taste the same, so the rabbits wouldn’t eat Phii Godt’s.
It turned out that on this trip to Rabbit Island, Phii Godt didn’t get to touch a single rabbit. When he tried to get close, they would jump away; even when he tempted them with carrots, they preferred to eat from others. So, he resignedly switched to taking pictures of me playing with the rabbits.
“It’s like they know, who’s good and who’s bad,” Phii Wan blurted out.
“I’m good too, right?”
“Not you, Wan, but if I were a rabbit, I’d run to him too.”
“Why?”
“We look alike.”
“Pfft!” Both Phii Godt and Phii Beert burst out laughing at the same time. I, on the other hand, turned to look at the rabbit, furrowing my brows.
Do we look alike?
Do we look alike, Rabbit?
It was an hour where Phii Godt tried so hard to catch a rabbit for a photo, but he couldn’t. Seeing that, I felt sorry for him.
Phii Godt isn’t really a mean person, but he seems to emit some kind of heat aura around him that keeps animals at a distance. I remember when we went to feed the birds, not only did they ignore the food in Phii Godt’s hand, but they also pooped on his shoulder.
A true animal repellent.
There’s also Young-Master, who, when Phii Godt tried to pick him up, would retract into his shell as if he didn’t want to get to know him. And the cats around the dormitory would always turn their faces away from Phii Godt whenever he tried to play with them. The only one brave enough to get close to him is Charcoal.
Oh, and there’s Lucky, his own pet, who comes to him without being called.
I pulled out the last carrot from the bag and offered it to a light-brown rabbit in front of me, which immediately ran over. I petted the rabbit to get it used to my touch before calling Phii Godt to come closer.
The rabbits here aren’t afraid of people, but you have to be careful when playing with them. If you’re not careful, you might get bitten. I didn’t dare pick it up, so I tried to keep it still so that when Phii Godt approached, it wouldn’t run away.
“Try to touch it gently,” Phii Godt sat down beside me, trying not to make any noise that would scare the rabbit away.
“It’ll run from me.”
“Try it. I’ve got it. It won’t run.” He slowly placed his hand on the rabbit’s head and petted it gently, looking happy to finally be able to touch a rabbit after chasing them for so long.
When Phii Godt holds the rabbit, it looks tiny because his hands are so big.
Looking at the happy face of the person beside me, who was smiling and talking softly to the rabbit, it seemed like he had a special love for rabbits. We don’t often see this animal-loving side of him. He’s okay with all kinds of animals, but with rabbits, his eyes lit up.
And then:
“Do you want to keep one? We could buy one to take home.”
“Do I even have time to take care of one?”
I made a face at him. True. Both of us barely have any free time; even now, I hardly have time to play with Young-Master. After work, I’m tired, go home, shower, and collapse into bed. Wake up, and it’s back to work!
It’s a pity, but they’re really cute. If Phii Godt could keep one, he would be very happy.
“But if we keep one at Ton’s workplace, it would be fine.”
I gave him a sparkling look, and the big guy laughed softly, ruffling my hair until it was messy before fixing it back into place, as he always does.
“We’ll play with it when we get back from Phuket.”
“Have you named it yet?”
“This time, let him name it.”
“What color are you going to buy?”
“What color do you want?”
“White, or brown is fine.”
“Then I’ll buy white. And what about the name?” Phii Godt stood up after Phii Beert called him to go cycling. I let go of the fluffy one, watching it hop away to join the others.
White, huh?
We already have Young-Master, Khun Smile, and Khun Godzilla.
What should we choose?
“Snow White.” The person in front of me brushed my hair behind my ear and spoke that name.
It was another moment where, when looking at my face, he seemed to think of a name, and I agreed with it.
“Khun Snow.”
I smiled happily before the two of us followed Phii Beert and Phii Wan.
Khun Snow White, Khun Snow… such beautiful names.
I’m the happiest to have met Phii Godt. If I hadn’t met him, I wouldn’t have had the chance to stand in such a beautiful place, wouldn’t have encountered these rabbits, and wouldn’t have seen how much Phii Godt really loves these rabbits.
My pinky finger intertwined with the pinky of the tall person walking next to me, swinging back and forth like children.
I love him so much.
I flopped down onto the soft bed, exhausted. Not used to exercising, after cycling around the island, my legs were completely worn out. Meanwhile, the one who exercises regularly looked so happy. Phii Godt once said that if he doesn’t exercise, he can’t sleep, like exercising makes him feel refreshed. If he can’t go to the gym, when he comes to my place or back when we lived in the dorm, he would do push-ups, situps, or jump squats.
After dinner, we headed straight back to the hotel. I quickly showered and lay on the bed, unwrapping toys. In Japan, there’s something to spend money on almost everywhere, and there are plenty of cute things around. Initially, I decided not to buy toys to take back home, but in the end, I got carried away and bought a bag full.
Just a while ago, I stood with Phii Wan for half an hour pressing the button for the cat that hangs on the edge of a cup.
Crack
The sound of the bathroom door opening came with the tall man stepping out. Since we’ve been together, I’ve noticed one habit that he just can’t shake – he doesn’t like to wear a shirt in the bathroom. He prefers to come out shirtless and put his shirt on outside. He can put on his pants but insists on shirtless while he is inside the room, I don’t get why. But every time I see Phii Godt’s physique, I have to look away. He’s got a really good body. No excess fat at all, you could say he’s handsome from head to toe without any fault.
Well, except for one flaw – he’s incredibly self-absorbed.
Phii Godt, who had just come out of the bathroom, yawned widely.
“Are you sleepy?”
He shook his head, turning to grab something from a paper bag on the table. It seemed like something he bought while I was busy with Phii Wan pressing the gachapon machine outside the hotel.
“What did you buy?”
The big guy grinned mischievously, hiding whatever he took out from the bag behind his back. Phii Godt sat down on the bed, then put the item on my head, laughing with delight.
“So cute.”
“What is this?”
I pulled it off my head; it was a pair of long, soft white rabbit ears.
A rabbit headband…
“I didn’t get to play with rabbits today, so let me play with you a bit.” He said, trying to put the headband back on me. In the end, it ended up back on my head.
Who said men can’t like cute things? I’d hit them. Phii Godt here really likes cute stuff.
“You’re too big, rabbits are probably scared.”
“Wait and see.”
I let my head rest on my arm and lay on my side to look at him.
“I don’t know either. Since I was little, it’s like there’s some kind of attraction that draws animals to me.”
“Maybe Wan was right. You look like rabbits.”
“How so?”
Phii Godt gave a light kiss on my forehead, his warm hand brushing over my face before moving to play with my ears, making me squirm a little from the tickling sensation.
“Eyes, nose, mouth, all like a rabbit.”
After saying that, he pressed a kiss onto my lips, teasingly nibbling at them as if he had fangs. The taller figure flipped over to straddle my body, starting with gentle kisses that gradually grew heavier, his breaths deepening with the rising tide of emotion.
When it comes to kissing, I can’t compete with Phii Godt at all. Even when we’re arguing, one kiss from him wipes my mind clean—I forget what we were even fighting about. All I can do is let out muffled hums from my throat, following his lead. His kisses pull me in every time he presses his lips to mine, soft and warm, as if they’re sweeping every thought from my head, leaving them drifting away.
Phii Godt pulled his lips back, then planted light kisses on my forehead, my nose, and the tip of my chin.
“Do you like it, going on trips like this?”
“Mhm.”
“I’ll bring you on trips more often then.”
“I’d go anywhere… as long as you’re there.” I averted my gaze, feeling a flush of shyness creeping up. Phii Godt let out a low chuckle before beginning to play a symphony of love across my body.
“The older you get, the cuter you are, you know that?”
“You tell me I’m cute a hundred times a day—how could I not know?”
“Want more?” He pressed a kiss to the slope of my shoulder, tugging down my oversized shirt.
Lately, I’ve started to think he likes me wearing oversized clothes because it’s easier for him to maneuver—pull it down just a little, and my shoulder’s already exposed. I raised the back of my hand to cover my face as Phii Godt trailed his lips across my body, tasting every inch, murmuring that deep, soothing word over and over.
“Cute, cute, cute, cute.”
My heart pounded in my chest, my body burning so fiercely I couldn’t refuse anything. I could hear the sound of his kisses and the soft parting of his lips from my skin, the creak of the bed as another body shifted. Every time those soft lips touched me, every fiber of my being seemed to respond, as if it could only be his touch—only his—that could make my body react like this.
Phii Godt shifted closer, pressing his nose to my cheek. Seizing the moment, I grabbed his neck, pulling him in, pressing my lips to the tip of his nose, his cheek, his chin, his forehead, his eyelids—loving everything that he is.
“You’re cute too, cute, cute, cute.”
He repeats it, and I’m no different.
Whether in a small square room or the vast wide world, no matter where I go, no matter where I am on this earth— As long as Phii Godt is by my side,
The world is bright.
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